HKTS 7 OM - Harman Kardon
HKTS 7 OM - Harman Kardon
HKTS 7 OM - Harman Kardon
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INTRODUCTION<br />
Introduction<br />
Thank you for purchasing the <strong>Harman</strong> <strong>Kardon</strong><br />
<strong>HKTS</strong> 7, with which you’re about to begin<br />
many years of listening enjoyment. The<br />
<strong>HKTS</strong> 7 has been custom-designed to<br />
provide all the excitement and power of the<br />
cinema experience in your own living room.<br />
While sophisticated electronics and state-ofthe-art<br />
speaker components are hard at work<br />
within the <strong>HKTS</strong> 7, hookup and operation<br />
are simple. Color-keyed cables and connections,<br />
and simple controls make the <strong>HKTS</strong> 7<br />
easy to use.<br />
To obtain maximum enjoyment from your<br />
new home theater speaker system, we urge<br />
you to take a few minutes to read through<br />
this manual. This will ensure that connections<br />
to your receiver or preamp/processor<br />
and amplifier or other external devices are<br />
made properly. In addition, a few minutes<br />
spent learning the functions of the various<br />
controls will enable you to take advantage<br />
of all the power and refinement the <strong>HKTS</strong> 7<br />
is able to deliver.<br />
If you have any questions about this product,<br />
its installation or operation, please<br />
contact your dealer, the best local source<br />
of information.<br />
Description and Features<br />
The <strong>HKTS</strong> 7 is a six-piece home theater<br />
speaker system that includes a 10-inch,<br />
100-watt, bass-reflex powered subwoofer;<br />
four identical, 2-way satellite speakers<br />
for use in the left and right front and rear<br />
speaker positions; a voice-matched,<br />
dedicated, dual-driver center speaker; shelf<br />
stands and wall-mount brackets for the<br />
four satellites; and all of the speaker<br />
cables you need to connect your speakers<br />
to your receiver or preamp/processor and<br />
amplifier. The speaker cables and speakers<br />
all use a color-coding system to conform<br />
to the CEA standard. The color-coding<br />
system minimizes confusion, especially<br />
when the <strong>HKTS</strong> 7 system is used with a<br />
<strong>Harman</strong> <strong>Kardon</strong> receiver.<br />
The <strong>HKTS</strong> 7 subwoofer is easy to connect<br />
to your system, since it’s equipped with a<br />
special subwoofer input for use with equipment<br />
that has a dedicated subwoofer connection<br />
that carries a low-frequency output.<br />
It also includes stereo speaker-level inputs<br />
and outputs for connection to older<br />
receivers and processors that do not have<br />
a line-level subwoofer output. Other conveniences<br />
include a level control, high-cut<br />
(low-pass) filter switch and phase switch for<br />
fine-tuning bass response to suit your listening<br />
environment and taste, and an efficient<br />
switching system that senses the presence of<br />
an audio signal and automatically switches<br />
the unit from Standby mode to Active mode.<br />
Shelf stands and wall-mount brackets are<br />
included for the satellite speakers, and<br />
optional HTFS 2 floor stands are available<br />
separately from your <strong>Harman</strong> <strong>Kardon</strong> dealer.<br />
<strong>Harman</strong> <strong>Kardon</strong> invented the high-fidelity<br />
receiver fifty years ago. With state-of-the-art<br />
features and time-honored circuit designs,<br />
the <strong>HKTS</strong> 7 is a perfect complement to<br />
a <strong>Harman</strong> <strong>Kardon</strong> receiver or any home<br />
theater system.<br />
■ Complete home theater speaker<br />
system<br />
■ Speakers are magnetically shielded<br />
for placement near video monitors<br />
■ Fully color-coded cables and<br />
connections simplify setup<br />
■ Both line- and speaker-level inputs<br />
for use with most audio components<br />
■ Subwoofer input offers superiorquality<br />
bass reproduction when used<br />
with any digital audio system that<br />
incorporates bass management or<br />
programmable crossovers<br />
Included<br />
One center channel speaker<br />
Four wall-mount brackets<br />
One powered<br />
subwoofer<br />
Four satellites<br />
for left, right<br />
and surrounds,<br />
with color-key<br />
stickers (shown<br />
with included shelf<br />
stands attached)<br />
One 15' RCA cable for connection to subwoofer<br />
(purple)<br />
Three 20' speaker cables for connection to front<br />
satellites (red and white) and to center<br />
speaker (green)<br />
Two 40' speaker cables for connection from<br />
receiver to rear satellites (gray and blue)<br />
4 INTRODUCTION